wild service tree

noun

See under service tree(def 1).

Words nearby wild service tree

wild rosemary, wild rubber, wild rye, wild sarsaparilla, wild senna, wild service tree, wild silk, wild spaniard, wild spinach, wild sweet potato, wild sweet william

Definition for wild service tree (2 of 2)

service tree

noun

either of two European trees, Sorbus domestica, bearing a small, acid fruit that is edible when overripe, or S. torminalis (wild service tree), bearing a similar fruit.
serviceberry(defs 2, 3).

Origin of service tree

First recorded in 1535–45

British Dictionary definitions for wild service tree

service tree

noun

Also called: sorb a Eurasian rosaceous tree, Sorbus domestica, cultivated for its white flowers and brown edible apple-like fruits
wild service tree a similar and related Eurasian tree, Sorbus torminalis

Word Origin for service tree

service, from Old English syrfe, from Vulgar Latin sorbea (unattested), from Latin sorbus sorb